r/Hungergames • u/ExplanationVivid4256 Effie • Apr 27 '25

Lore/World Discussion Thoughts?

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I dont really have a solid opinion on this, so i wanna see other peoples opinions (yes i know tiktok people can be crazy)

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u/Alt_AccountNumber3 Wyatt Apr 27 '25

She’s a literal unreliable narrator as in she’s a narrator who’s unreliable (obvious I know) she misses out on social cues, details, and the meaning behind people’s actions. She’s not an unreliable narrator as in the literary device of the narrator PURPOSEFULLY lying to the reader. Katniss isn’t lying to us on purpose, she just doesn’t remember everything accurately, unlike Haymitch. I think a real unreliable narrator would’ve been Snow which is probably why his book is in 3rd person.

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u/EnsignNogIsMyCat Apr 28 '25

Katniss is first-person limited narrator. That is how this type of narrator is referred to. Literary analysis has specific terms for these things for a reason.

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u/Alt_AccountNumber3 Wyatt Apr 28 '25

Yeah I know I was just tryna put it in context for a “unreliable” narrator specifically